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They've sent me this email 22 times in the last two days, so I guess they're keen for word to be spread:

UK DATES ANNOUNCED
We've squeezed in a run of nine dates around the release of How We Operate, out May 29 on Independiente Records in the UK and Ireland. Full details can be found on the GIGS page. Supporting us on this run are Tunng, The Elected (featuring Blake from Rilo Kiley), and Clayhill.

There will be a short pre-sale before shows are advertised beginning Tuesday April 11 at 11am GMT. Links can be found on the GIGS page and shows should activate once it turns 11am.

We'll be playing a handful of festival dates in the UK and mainland Europe in July and August and hope to announce soon...

GOMEZ UK Dates - June 2006
June 5 Academy - Bristol
June 6 Academy - Newcastle
June 7 Mets Students' Union - Leeds
June 8 Academy - Liverpool
June 10 The ABC - Glasgow
June 11 Wulfrun Hall - Wolverhampton
June 12 - Shepherds Bush Empire - London
June 13 - Ritz Ballroom - Manchester
June 14 - Leadmill - Sheffield

And just as a reminder for those of you in the U.S. -- most of these shows are onsale now...full info on the GIGS page.

GOMEZ US Dates - May 2006
(David Ford supports on all dates except May 5, 6 and 27)
May 3 The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
May 4 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
May 5 Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA (late-night show)
May 6 Beale St. Music Festival, Memphis, TN
May 8 Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH
May 10 Clutch Cargo's, Pontiac, MI
May 11 The Vic, Chicago, IL
May 12 The Quest, Minneapolis, MN
May 13 Sokol Underground, Omaha, NE
May 15 Grand Emporium, Kansas City, MO
May 16 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
May 17 TBA
May 19 TBA
May 20 House of Blues, San Diego, CA
May 23 Avalon, Los Angeles, CA
May 24 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
May 26 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
May 27 Sasquatch Festival, George, WA

GOMEZ with Dave Matthews Band
June 24 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
June 27 & 28 Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, NJ

PRE-ORDER HOW WE OPERATE DIRECTLY FROM THE MEZ
How We Operate is now available for pre-order directly from the band. It works something like this: When you order with express shipping, you can guarantee the CD will arrive on your doorstep on the official release date of May 2.
To many that would be enough. But this transaction is awash with additional opportunities for personal betterment and musical satisfaction. Such as:
* The first 600 pre-orders orders will automatically receive an autographed booklet signed by all five band members. **sorry - all of these are gone now**
* ALL pre-orders will receive a free Live EP with 5 tracks recorded from Ben, Ian and Tom's tour over the past month.
* Everyone who pre-orders will automatically be entered to win a framed printer's proof of the "How We Operate" album artwork AND 2 tickets to the Gomez show of your choice during their 2006 US or UK tour.. One winner will be chosen at random. In addition, 5 runner-ups will win 2 tickets to the Gomez show of your choice during their 2006 US or UK tour.
* In addition, you can add a limited-edition Gomez Cogs t-shirt to your order, featuring artwork from The Love Police. While supplies last.